''Nijaat'' ( ur, , English: Liberation) is an eighteen-episode

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i television drama serial produced by PTV. The drama shows the different roles of women in Pakistan. It compares the women in the village to the urban women. It emphasizes family planning, child labor and community health reforms. After many years

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Reshowned it From 16 May 2020, Daily at 12.00 P.M in PTV Gold Hour.

Plot

This drama is based on the interwinding stories of three families in a village in Sindh, Pakistan: Zareena, a health worker, and her family; Sajida and Huzoor Bakhsh, who have so many children that Sajida has very poor health; and Ali Asad, a local government worker ( Assistant Commissioner), and his wife Tania. The drama follows their hopes and frustrations as they strive for a better future while trying not to sacrifice the past.

Cast and Characters

Music

The background score is composed by Arshad Mehmood. The drama features the following songs:

Social Impact

A study was undertaken to evaluate the social impact of this drama on contract to

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/Population Communication Services (JHU/PCS) by Aftab Associates (Pvt.) Ltd.,

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. The support for this study was provided by

International Development Research Center The International Development Research Centre (IDRC; french: Centre de recherches pour le développement international, ''CRDI'') is a Canadian federal Crown corporation that funds research and innovation within and alongside developing region ...

(IDRC), Canada. The usefulness of findings from qualitative evaluations of 'Nijaat' (and Alang-Alang in

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) has led to further collaborations between JHU/PCS and filmmakers. The screenplay was written by renowned playwright

Asghar Nadeem Syed Asghar Nadeem Syed (اصغر ندیم سید) (born 14 January 1950) is a Pakistani playwright, TV drama serial writer and poet. He has written shows for the Pakistani state channel, PTV, STN. Early life and career Syed was born in 1950 in th ...

References

External links

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfufUnNblRs, Watch complete PTV Drama Serial 'Nijaat' on YouTube, Retrieved 26 October 2016 {{DEFAULTSORT:Nijaat Pakistani drama television series Urdu-language television shows Pakistan Television Corporation original programming Television shows set in Karachi